Police arrest boyfriend of woman found dead in Long Beach

LONG BEACH — Police have arrested the boyfriend of a woman found dead in a North Long Beach home Wednesday.

The unidentified woman was found with trauma to her upper body in a home on the 100 block of Ellis Avenue, according to Long Beach Police Department spokeswoman Nancy Pratt.

Long Beach officers entered the home Wednesday morning after initially receiving a call the night before asking them to make a welfare check.

After obtaining a search warrant, police entered the home to find the deceased woman and ruled the death a homicide.

The woman, whose identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, is described only as a 51-year-old Long Beach resident.

Long Beach Police homicide detectives located the victim's 49-year-old boyfriend in Compton. His name was also witheld for unknown reasons.

The suspect, a Long Beach resident, was booked for murder and is being held at the Long Beach City Jail without bail.

Police say the victim and suspect shared the apartment on Ellis. The victim was last seen alive Monday.

Police said a domestic dispute was the likely motive. The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office will determine the time and official cause of death.

Police did not release details about whether a weapon was used.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Long Beach Police Homicide Detectives Mark McGuire and Greg Krabbe at 562-570-7244. Anonymous tips may be submitted via text or web by visiting www.tipsoft.com.